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Lunes, Enero 6, 2014

Sharnai Skinner is proud of the eight years she spent
defending her country, as underscored by the staff-sergeant insignia — four
chevrons bracketing a star — tattooed on her left arm.

The Air Force veteran
is anything but proud, however, of the manner in which she defended — or failed
to defend — her finances.

“I’ve already accepted the fact that I just lost all
my savings,” the 29-year-old Whitehall resident said. “And it hurts.”

Skinner’s recent financial blunder began with the best
of intentions.

After receiving an honorable discharge from the Air
Force last January, Skinner returned to civilian life in central Ohio and
decided to pursue a college degree. She made arrangements to attend school full
time, starting this month.

She figured she’d need a reliable car to get to and
from classes — not to mention a part-time retail job.

While searching Craigslist in November, Skinner found
what seemed to be the perfect vehicle: a 2003 Honda Accord with just 67,000
miles on it. The seller, she said, wanted $1,970.

The bargain price, though, wasn’t the only selling
point. Skinner said the car’s owner indicated that she, too, had military ties.

“She said she was stationed in North Dakota and that
she was deploying in December.”

Skinner felt an instant bond.

“I thought: ‘She’s not going to scam
me. She wouldn’t do that. We’re together in this.’ ”

Emboldened by the apparent connection, Skinner took
the plunge.

“I said, ‘Great, I think we have a deal,’ and I said,
‘How did you want me to pay for it — so I can see it?’ ”

Skinner received an email — purportedly sent by eBay
Motors, the automotive division of online marketplace eBay — instructing her to
wire the funds via Western Union.

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